Earth Day events: Many ideas, many days

Wednesday

Earth Day 2019 is Monday, April 22. Time to show the old girl a little love.

You can find out more about national events at https://www.earthday.org.

A lot of states have Earth Day events on days other than that Monday. This year must have been especially challenging for organizers since Earth Day lands just after Easter weekend.

You have to kind of search around for ways to participate in group activities. For instance, Eno Park in Durham is marking the day on April 21 by taking visitors on a 1.5 mile hike along Pump Station Trail.

At Morrow Mountain in Albemarle, you can take part in Read with a Ranger at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 21, at 4 p.m.

If you have the opportunity to take Monday, April 22 off, you can help out at Pilot Mountain State Park. The staff will host an informational hike about native plants; then, volunteers can help clean out invasive species.

You can find out more about these events at www.ncparks.gov and clicking on their events tab.

Cities across the state have also spread their events out through the month of April. Depending on where in the state you want to be, you can:

To get the details, google Earth Day events in NC. The web address is a bit long to post here.

The North Carolina Zoo is having its event on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The zoo appears to have plenty of activities going on from informational to interactive. You can recycle an empty plastic bottle for a reusable souvenir cup. There will be a tree giveaway at the North America Marsh while supplies last. There will also be music, games and art to participate in.

While we’re on the topic of earth friendly activities, on Saturday, April 27, Cooperative Extension – Randolph County Center is teaming up with area organizations to recycle items not readily recyclable and not safe to toss in the trash.

Bring your old electronics, rigid plastics (like coolers) and unused or out-of-date medicines for proper disposal between 8 a.m. and noon, and your sensitive documents for shredding between 9 a.m. and noon.

This is a free event and will be held in the Randolph Mall parking lot near Dunham’s Sports. For more details and a complete list, visit the News section at randolph.ces.ncsu.edu.